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The Sahara Desert
Have you ever had a moment? For me, it’s an otherworldly feeling and happens only rarely when a sight so transcends my normal, I can’t help but gaze with awe and wonder. Well, I had one of those in the Sahara Desert!
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My little, photogenic friend in the medina of Chefchaouen, the “Blue City”
Salam Alekum, welcome back to Morocco! Come mes amis, delve deep into the alleyways of spice-scented souks, loose yourselves in the star-studded Sahara skies and experience the share-worthy wonders of this exotic kingdom with me….
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The grand kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, unchanged since the 11th century…
Morocco, a kaleidoscope of colours, cultures and mind-twisting contrasts! This North African country lies across the Strait of Gibraltar, only thirteen kilometers from the southern coast of Spain, but trust me - it’s a world away.
Read moreIt’s the Spain of everyone’s dreams: groves of shimmering olive trees; the scent of bougainvillea; the swish of fiery flamenco dresses; ancient mosques next to Moorish palaces; and white-washed villages perched atop distant craggy hills. Andalucía…
Read moreI beg to differ. Italy’s answer to the Alps was certainly high enough for our group of twelve friends.
For one week we trudged kilometers up ever-ascending trails full of twists and whip-lash turns…
Read more"Gidday, mates. How ya’ going? Straight up, we’re knackered! Just cycled the Coast, sweet as! Beaut of a ride…took nine days. We almost got buggered by Cyclone Gita...
Read moreRemote and rugged, magical Milford knocked our hiking socks off. I understand now why it is one of New Zealand's nine Great Walks, routinely touted as “the finest walk in the world” and has UNESCO World Heritage status.
Read moreMeadows, mountains, glaciers, geysers, fiords, forests, volcanos and 15,000 km of stunning coastline. Beauty is served up raw in New Zealand. No part of this country is more than 128 km from the sea.
Read moreWave upon continuous wave of troops stormed the coast of France at the crack of dawn on June 6th, 1944, a day known in history as D-Day (or Jour J to the French). They braved everything from heavy seas, machine gun fire, mines and grenades, to clamber ashore and fight their way inland. . .
Read moreSimply stated, coastal Norway is stunning. There is something mystical - even spiritual - about the fjords as they plunge deep into the interior through mountain walls towering close to two-kilometres above the sea . . .
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